Florida Hotel, Havana City Cuba. 4 stars.

Description: Florida Hotel Cuba

The Florida Hotel is located in the center of Havana on the corner of Obispo Street, surrounded by shops, art galleries and museums. The architectural beauty of the building, built in 1836, together with the distinction of the service, makes this place one of the most privileged in the city of Old Havana. Discover the History of Hotel Florida The Hotel Florida is surrounded by multiple stories of illustrious families, such as that of the counts of San Ignacio and Casa More. The building that this Hotel occupies today in Old Havana was inaugurated in 1885. Adapted to the tastes of the American and European markets, it became one of the most recognized in the Cuban capital. In this building, which hosted the functions of a hotel until 1952, the British Club of Havana was also located in the 1930s. The Odalisque, an art deco statue of a semi-naked woman, welcomes newcomers, who find themselves in front of a beautiful Spanish-style interior patio, with bare stone columns, lamps from the period and a stained glass window by the teacher Rosa María de the Terga. Florida Hotel Decoration The rooms contrast with the majesty of the public spaces of the Hotel in Old Havana. Beam ceilings and period furniture, original and imitations, recall Cuba's colonial past. Most have balconies overlooking a street that is revealed to be one of the main arteries of Havana, one of the busiest and halfway to the cultural center of the oldest part of the city.

La Floridana Restaurant: This luxurious establishment can accommodate 60 diners and is one of the hotel´s jewels. Its foyer has a café, a fine spot to have drinks before dinner or lunch. The restaurant mainly offers traditional Cuban cuisine, but its international fare will impress even the most exacting clientele. The Pollo Florida (Florida Chicken) is a house special, a delicious serving of boned chicken filled with shrimp and bechamel, bathed in seafood sauce and batter-fried shrimp.

Bars

Florida lobby bar: Guarded by towering columns, it serves domestic, international and special hotel drinks, including the Florida, Maragato and Dora Special cocktails.
Maragato piano bar: The name honors one of Cuba s most famous barmen from the first decades of the 20th century. Elegant, intimate and welcoming, the locale s enormous stained glass window on the roof sheds a relaxing glow on those partaking below.